Ferguson Ariva 150

user1842 · 15-08-2012 12:55PM

bmaxi wrote: »

The 120 will play .avi files.

I believe the 120 will play H.264/MPEG-4 part 10 (AVC) encoded video files which is what is currently used to encode high definition video files in the majority of cases.

It will not play MPEG-4 Part 2 (MPEG-4 Visual) video files with is/was the standard used to encoded standard definition video files in the majority of cases, the DIVX/XVID format.

Since the majority of my collection are TV shows that uses the MPEG-4 Part 2/DIVX, XVID codec the Ferguson 120 will not play them (I have a 120 and I have confirmed that this is the case)

It looks like the Ferguson 150 will play both MPEG-4 part 10 and MPEG-4 Part 2 encoded video files.

I believe most peoples collections (apart from the more recent stuff) will be MPEG-4 Part 2/DIVX,XVID and so the 120 will not play the files.

STB · 15-08-2012 07:14PM

user1842 wrote: »

I believe the 120 will play H.264/MPEG-4 part 10 (AVC) encoded video files which is what is currently used to encode high definition video files in the majority of cases.

It will not play MPEG-4 Part 2 (MPEG-4 Visual) video files with is/was the standard used to encoded standard definition video files in the majority of cases, the DIVX/XVID format.

It looks like the Ferguson 150 will play both MPEG-4 part 10 and MPEG-4 Part 2 encoded video files.

I believe most peoples collections (apart from the more recent stuff) will be MPEG-4 Part 2/DIVX,XVID and so the 120 will not play the files.

Yes all of this is true.

If you have a large collection of XVID/DIVX films then you need the Ferguson 150.

dodzy · 15-08-2012 08:49PM

user1842 wrote: »

I believe the 120 will play H.264/MPEG-4 part 10 (AVC) encoded video files which is what is currently used to encode high definition video files in the majority of cases.

It will not play MPEG-4 Part 2 (MPEG-4 Visual) video files with is/was the standard used to encoded standard definition video files in the majority of cases, the DIVX/XVID format.

Since the majority of my collection are TV shows that uses the MPEG-4 Part 2/DIVX, XVID codec the Ferguson 120 will not play them (I have a 120 and I have confirmed that this is the case)

It looks like the Ferguson 150 will play both MPEG-4 part 10 and MPEG-4 Part 2 encoded video files.

I believe most peoples collections (apart from the more recent stuff) will be MPEG-4 Part 2/DIVX,XVID and so the 120 will not play the files.

Surely your mam and dad won't give a toss about all the above?

pudzy · 17-08-2012 03:28PM

hi guys, im rushing to work now, so forgive me if there is a channel list a bout... im using my ariva 150 combi for c/s(cardsharing). so i need up to date channel list, i.e sports, movies,irish,kids,music,news so on.. anyone got 1 handy can ye pm me with it,, or link me to it.. cheers guys

SmallBalls · 18-08-2012 11:46AM

Hi Tony, will you be getting anymore 150's in?
Out of stock on the site at the moment.

Tony · 19-08-2012 11:55AM

SmallBalls wrote: »

Hi Tony, will you be getting anymore 150's in?
Out of stock on the site at the moment.

Sorry I cannot answer that here as direct commercial interaction is not allowed.

szn80 · 23-08-2012 10:36PM

Hi does the ariva 250 combo play .avi.
I have upgraded the firmware but still no luck
Is there a way I can download latest codecs to the media player.
Thanks

Johnboy1951 · 24-08-2012 06:59PM

szn80 wrote: »

Hi does the ariva 250 combo play .avi.
I have upgraded the firmware but still no luck
Is there a way I can download latest codecs to the media player.
Thanks

.avi is the wrapper format which can contain video with various encoding types. Check what the video is encoded with against the list of playable codecs in the manual.

You could recode the video to make it playable ....... time consuming ....

szn80 · 24-08-2012 09:32PM

Thanks for that

STB · 24-08-2012 10:59PM

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

.avi is the wrapper format which can contain video with various encoding types. Check what the video is encoded with against the list of playable codecs in the manual.

You could recode the video to make it playable ....... time consuming ....

The 120's couldnt play XVID/Divx recordings due to licensing.

The 150/250 range plays practically everything. Including Divx/Xvid/MKV/MP4/H264 encodings no matter what the wrapper.

@szn80 Try it in VLC and check under media information what the video format is. Probably some obscure realtime codec.

willyb007 · 27-08-2012 02:00PM

Hi, Hoping someone can answer my query. Will this box accept a channel list from the 120? I mean can i somehow get my list for the 120 which is extensive btw onto this box (if I choose to get it) without it dying on me? It's just that i have 3 satellites using diseq switch and was a pain using the ariva editor to compile all the channels.

Also does anybody know if this latest box has solved the problem of after a recording, the radio channels disappear? Although i think that might have something to do with the ariva not liking the diseq switch.

Tony · 27-08-2012 02:35PM

willyb007 wrote: »

Hi, Hoping someone can answer my query. Will this box accept a channel list from the 120?

Afraid that's not possible

willyb007 · 27-08-2012 03:01PM

Tony wrote: »

Afraid that's not possible

Shame i thought i mite be able do it with a user database file without bricking it. Ah well thanks anyway Tony.

tom_in_cork · 28-08-2012 08:40PM

Bought 150 from soundstore in Cork today. Plenty in stock, €120
One annoying thing is t came with 2 pin plug, so the usual bit of wiggling to power up.
It's my first non sky box so I found it complicated enough.
I think I must have added all the satellites currently in orbit when I scanned

3 queries:
1: When I am on channel list, 4 options on screen: grey, red, green, yellow and blue buttons.
Grey is the Fav button, which I assume lets you add it to a list of favourites. Confusing thing is
there are only 4 colours on the remote, no grey. Any solutions or am I being extra thick?
2: What satellites do you recommend I keep? Astras only?
3: Lots of channels scrambled. I have a sky account currently but that is reason
I bought box. Not interested in movies etc but are channels like sky1, comedy central etc always scrambled?
(think I should have dome some research before I bought )
Thanks for any help
Cork

willyb007 · 28-08-2012 09:05PM

tom_in_cork wrote: »

Bought 150 from soundstore in Cork today. Plenty in stock, €120
One annoying thing is t came with 2 pin plug, so the usual bit of wiggling to power up.
It's my first non sky box so I found it complicated enough.
I think I must have added all the satellites currently in orbit when I scanned
3 queries:
1: When I am on channel list, 4 options on screen: grey, red, green, yellow and blue buttons.
Grey is the Fav button, which I assume lets you add it to a list of favourites. Confusing thing is
there are only 4 colours on the remote, no grey. Any solutions or am I being extra thick?
2: What satellites do you recommend I keep? Astras only?
3: Lots of channels scrambled. I have a sky account currently but that is reason
I bought box. Not interested in movies etc but are channels like sky1, comedy central etc always scrambled?
(think I should have dome some research before I bought )
Thanks for any help
Cork

Hi,

1 - The 'Grey' Button you refer to should say 'FAV' and be near the coloured buttons.

2 - Astra and Eurobird at 28E for english channels (Unless your using another Satellite with a Diseq Switch then just select whichever one it is)

3 - Yes them channels are scrambled you will need a sky card to watch them. If you do a blind scan with the 'FTA Only' option selected, you will get all the free channels currently available to you.

Tony · 28-08-2012 09:12PM

tom_in_cork wrote: »

Bought 150 from soundstore in Cork today. Plenty in stock, €120
One annoying thing is t came with 2 pin plug, so the usual bit of wiggling to power up.

They did not give you a 3 pin adapter ?

tom_in_cork · 28-08-2012 09:38PM

Thanks for that help gents, found the "hidden" fav button and figured it.
Not quite as frustrated as I was earlier. Connected lan cable to modem and
it can use the (very) limited web

Tony, no adaptor was supplied with it. I could go and ask for one tomorrow,
but it's just another adaptor to lie around...

Cork

muskymagic · 28-08-2012 09:51PM

yo, muskymagic here, I have just installed my 2nd 150 combo ,I have got an issue with the terestrial signal. MY horizon meter gives me a marginal signal, which is usually ok.At the box i am getting sig intensity 70% sig quality 95%.My rtes have been glitchyThe desperate housewife (desperate to get the job done) has pointed this out, I told her to have a look at her samsung tv when this happens.She did, no glitches on the tv,just the combo box. Just for the fun of it, I replaced the combo box with a scart type mpeg4 box - again no glitches. Do you think the power supply in these boxes is a bit weak?(this used to be an issue with some of the cheaper sat boxes, I always used technomate boxes)

i hope we dont get an "a5h" type problem with these !!!!

cheers

STB · 28-08-2012 10:03PM

willyb007 wrote: »

Hi, Hoping someone can answer my query. Will this box accept a channel list from the 120? I mean can i somehow get my list for the 120 which is extensive btw onto this box (if I choose to get it) without it dying on me? It's just that i have 3 satellites using diseq switch and was a pain using the ariva editor to compile all the channels.

Like Tony said, do not attempt to do it. It shouldn't let you. If it did you would brick the box and have to recover it with a null modem cable.

I posted a Channel list a few pages back, but its Astra 2 (v1.18B6).

I also have another channel list for the 150 with Astra 1(19.2) Astra 2(28.2) Eurobird (28.5) and Hotbird (13) which I can stick up (Its based on v1.18B6p. If you have a firmware version after that it is no good.

STB · 28-08-2012 10:34PM

muskymagic wrote: »

yo, muskymagic here, I have just installed my 2nd 150 combo ,I have got an issue with the terestrial signal. MY horizon meter gives me a marginal signal, which is usually ok.At the box i am getting sig intensity 70% sig quality 95%.My rtes have been glitchyThe desperate housewife (desperate to get the job done) has pointed this out, I told her to have a look at her samsung tv when this happens.She did, no glitches on the tv,just the combo box. Just for the fun of it, I replaced the combo box with a scart type mpeg4 box - again no glitches. Do you think the power supply in these boxes is a bit weak?(this used to be an issue with some of the cheaper sat boxes, I always used technomate boxes)

i hope we dont get an "a5h" type problem with these !!!!

cheers

The Signal I/Q on STB meters is not entirely reliable. If you press the edit button on the Ariva whilst on a Saorview station it will give you a BER reading. It might be for eg. 0 10e-8. If the numbers before the 10e is fluctuating the signal coming in is not stable. What type aerial is being used ?

Janedoe10 · 29-08-2012 01:23AM

tom_in_cork wrote: »

Thanks for that help gents, found the "hidden" fav button and figured it.
Not quite as frustrated as I was earlier. Connected lan cable to modem and
it can use the (very) limited web

Tony, no adaptor was supplied with it. I could go and ask for one tomorrow,
but it's just another adaptor to lie around...

Cork

Go in and ask for adaptor . I got mine in sound store in Blackpool and was supplied with adaptor with the 150 .

zg3409 · 29-08-2012 08:25AM

You should definitely use an adapter and make sure it fits neatly and strongly. Cheap adapters do not have a fuse (they should have) and may give a bad connection making a fire hazard.

Do not just push the round pins into an ordinary socket. They may make a bad connection and start a fire. It will also not be fused like is required in Ireland (fusing is different and lower in Europe)

It's a legal requirement they provide it fitted. A proper plugtop is better.

suirthing · 31-08-2012 09:10AM

tom_in_cork wrote: »

Thanks for that help gents, found the "hidden" fav button and figured it.

Sorry to back-peddle here but I have the same problem as tom_in_cork - I just cant find the FAV button at all....I can see the button beneath the blue button says FAV but pressing it does nothing - i'm trying to add a channel to a favourites group. Can you tell me exactly what button on the 150's remote control is the FAV button please?! I have done this many times on a 120 with no problems.

dk

tom_in_cork · 31-08-2012 09:48AM

I think I will call in to Power Store today and get an adaptor then. Thanks.

Re Fav button, when you have selected channel list and see the 5 buttons at top of screen, you click on the (hidden) FAV button and will see the grey box then has a tick in it. You then scroll down to the channels you are adding and press the large OK button and you will see a little heart appear, which indicates you have added that channel. Repeat for other channels.
This was after trial and error and much frustration that I must be getting stupid in my older age, so I am glad it wasn't just me

Tom

suirthing · 31-08-2012 09:49AM

Thanks tom, will try that tonite!

dk

mossey79 · 01-09-2012 06:49PM

I just setup my Ariva 150. Can someone please tell me how to add/remove from the Entertainment list?

szn80 · 01-09-2012 11:56PM

go to home button --> tv channel list.
hit the blue button "edit" and then blue again "delete" scroll through channels hitting centre button "ok" to apply delete function to the channel with an X marked .when finished hit return button "delete unticked now" and save changes.
to add channels dearch the sattelites - cant see how you add individual programmes within this though

mossey79 · 02-09-2012 11:01AM

Thanks but thats the channel list. I'm looking to add/remove from the Entertainment list, where YouTube, Google Maps are located. Any ideas?

tom_in_cork · 02-09-2012 12:27PM

Also, is there any way to see list of what is on next on the 150 or is it limited to what is on and next programme only?
If that's all I get to see I think I will sell this on ebay and buy a better unit,

Skull Murphy · 02-09-2012 07:15PM

You'll only get now & next on the satellite channels. Your best bet for a proper epg on satellite is a Freesat box or even an out of subscription Sky box, but you won't get the Irish channels with those.

Ferguson Ariva 150

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